Improvement in pruning-shears



JOHN GALDER, 0F MAQEDON, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 111,106, dated January 24, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN PRUNlNG-SHEARS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To whom it may concern Re it known that I, Jenn Canone, of liaoedon, in the county ot'\Vay1ie and State of New York, have invented a new and nset'ul Improvement in Prlming-Shears; and I do declare that the following isa true and accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingV ldrawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon and being a part of this specification, in whichof' the rear side ot' the 'parts to form a complete implement, as more fully hereinafter described.

'.Iu the accompanying drawing- A represents a' handle, to which isV fastenedrigidly the curved cutting-blade O.

lo this cutting-blade is pivoted,by means of the bolt a, the cutting-blade D, which is ofthe form shown in iig. 1,and the blade D is provided with a prolongaforth.

tion, b, over the end of which the eye of 'the leverspring is placed in a groove for the purpose.

This lever-spring passes over the friction-wheel E, which is fastened to the handle A in such a manner as to freely rotate upon its axis, and its opposite end is secured to the eccentric Wheel or cam G by means of the hinge-joint H.

This eccentric wheel or cam H is pivoted at (l to the handle A, and the handle B is rigidlyf-.tstened to said wheel or cam at h.. Y

I is a small pin or stop, secured to the cutting-blade l) in such a manner that, when the blades are closed, the stop will impinge against the shank of4 the eutting-blade "C and prevent the blades from cutting by each other,

In fig. l the implement is shown read)7 for use, and in iig. 2 the blades are shown as closed.

`lh-at I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement of the handles A B, the cuttingblades C D, spring-lever F, friction-wheel E, cam

wheel G, stop1`,and hinge-joint H, when the parts are combined and operate as and for the purposes-set JOHN GALDE'R.

Witnesses:

M. STEWART,

Tnos. S. SPRAGUE. 

